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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by throwaway837373 on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @03:48PM (#21642518)
LSD does cause anxiety for many, often at the beginning of the trip. I know when it's kicked in because I get a big rush of anxiety that slowly fades over time. So I wouldn't recommend it to people with an uncontrolled anxiety disorder. (If you can control your anxiety, it can be great and quite therapeutic.)
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Re:Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Ther... by devin on Tuesday November 26, 2019 @11:20PM (#21645213)
A friend of mine kept an escape hatch dose of Valium in order to stop the action of things became too intense. I don’t believe the safety net was ever employed, and perhaps simply having the option helped keep some of those feelings at bay.
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